INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
directed by James Erskine, and written by Pete Davies and Erskine
The documentary is about the England football team during 1990 FIFA World Cup and left the nation undone by West Germany on penalties in the
It looks at the social and political context of the event as well as how it changed people's perception of football and the England
team.The film revisits the iconic footballing footage: Paul Gascoigne's tears, Gary Lineker's goals, David Platt's volley against
Belgium, Lineker mouthing to the touchline after Gascoigne's yellow card against West Germany, Bobby Robson's rueful smile and consoling
Gascoigne with the words, "You've got your life ahead of you
This is your first." As well as English football hooligans, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher backing a proposal to stop England from going
to Italy, Tory Sports minister Colin Moynihan encouraging the Italian police to be extremely firm with England's supporters, the tabloid
press hounding of Sir Bobby and Chris Waddle's calamitous penalty shoot-out kick
It weaves rare, unseen footage with a Gary Oldman-voiced narrative and a soundtrack with early nineties music.Photo: A poster for a review
